The Art of Fiction No. 51
“Often when I am very tired, just before going to bed, while washing my face and brushing my teeth, my mind gets very clear . . .”
Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller was an American author best known for his novel Catch-22 (1961), which satirizes life in the American military; the novel became a sensation, was made into a 1970 film, and inspired the popular expression “catch-22.” Heller also worked a screenwriter and playwright. His second novel, Something Happened, was published in 1974. Heller wrote three more novels and an autobiography in his lifetime, and a novel and short story collection were published posthumously.
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